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Title:	10 Stories that Mattered in Access to Medicines in 2011 - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF Access Campaign)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 13
Publishers:	Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Access to Care for Patients with Insulin-requiring Diabetes in Developing Countries. Case Studies of Mozambique and Zambia
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Beran, David; De Courten, Maximilian; Yudkin, J. S.
Year:	2005 Pages: 5
Regions:	Africa (AFRO)
Countries:	Mozambique; Zambia

Title:	Access to Drugs for HIV/AIDS and Related Opportunistic Infections in Nigeria. A Status Report on the Sociopolitical, Economic, And Policy Climate on Drug Availability for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and Recommendations for Future Access
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Rational Use Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Obileye, Olatubosun; Peterson, Kristin
Year:	2002 Pages: 93
Publishers:	POLICY Project/Nigeria
Countries:	Nigeria

Title:	Access to Essential Medicines and Standard Treatment for Chronic Diseases
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Kotwani, Anita
Year:	2010 Pages: 3
Regions:	Global
Countries:	India

Title:	Access to Inhaled Corticosteroids is Key to Improving Quality of Care for Asthma in Developing Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Aït-Khaled, Nadia; Billo, Nils E.; Bissell, K.; Enarson, Donald A
Year:	2007 Pages: 7
Regions:	Global

Title:	Action Needed: Spiraling Drug Prices Empty Russian Pockets
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Bonch-Osmolovskiy, Mikhail; Marquez, Patricio
Year:	2010 Pages: 4
Publishers:	The World Bank (WB)
Countries:	Russian Federation

Title:	Affordability of Medicines in Fiji
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Bailey, Murray
Year:	2004 Pages: 15
Publishers:	Fiji School of Medicine
Countries:	Fiji

Title:	Analyzing and Controlling Pharmaceutical Expenditures. (MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and Health Technologies, Chapter 40)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Rankin, James
Year:	2012 Pages: 33
Publishers:	Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Related documents:	MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (Third Edition)
Related links:	http://www.msh.org/resource-center/mds-3-digital-edition.cfm
Regions:	Global

Title:	Are Patents Impeding Medical Care and Innovation?
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Gold, E. Richard; Harland-Logan, Sarah; Kaplan, Warren; N-Marandi, Sevil; Orbinski,James
Year:	2009 Pages: 5
Regions:	Global

Title:	Are Pharmaceuticals Inexpensive in Norway? A Comparison of Prices of Prescription Pharmaceuticals between Norway and Nine West European Countries. SNF Report No. 05/08
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Brekke, Kurt R.; Holmås, Tor Helge; Straume, Odd Rune
Year:	2008 Pages: 73
Publishers:	Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway
Related links:	http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/hod/Whats-new/News/2008/report-on-pharmaceutical-prices.html?id=514810
Regions:	Europe (EURO)
Countries:	Norway

Title:	Assessing the Population Health Impact of Market Interventions to Improve Access to Antiretroviral Treatment
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Bärnighausen, Till; Kyle, Margaret; Salomon, Joshua A; Waning, Brenda
Year:	2011 Pages: 10
Publishers:	Health Policy and Planning
Regions:	Global

Title:	Australian Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits, 1 September 2012 - 30 September 2012
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Selection
Year:	2012 Pages: 1031
Publishers:	Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing
Related links:	http://pbs.gov.au/browse/publications
Countries:	Australia

Title:	Availability, Price and Affordability of Asthma Medicines in Five Indian States
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Kotwani, Anita
Year:	2009 Pages: 6
Publishers:	India - University of Delhi, Department of Pharmacology
Countries:	India

Title:	Availability, Price and Affordability of Cardiovascular Medicines: A Comparison Across 36 Countries Using WHO / HAI Data
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Cameron, Alexandra; Ewen, Margaret; Laing, Richard; van Mourik, Maaike SM
Year:	2010 Pages: 9
Regions:	Global

Title:	Brand-Name Prescription Drug Pricing. Lack of Therapeutically Equivalent Drugs and Limited Competition May Contribute to Extraordinary Price Increases
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2009 Pages: 40
Publishers:	United States Government Accountability Office
Countries:	United States of America

Title:	A Call to Make Valuable Innovative Medicines Accessible in the European Union. Recommendations for a Coordinated Action to Stimulate, Measure and Valorise Pharmaceutical Innovation. Background Report for the Ministerial Conference, 23-24 September 2010 [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2010 Pages: 55
Publishers:	European Union - Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Regions:	Europe (EURO)

Title:	Can the Public Central Medical Supplies Corporation of Sudan Balance a Policy for Delivering Low-cost Medicines Whilst Maintaining Quality?
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Ali, Gamal Khalafalla Mohamed
Year:	2010 Pages: 7
Countries:	Sudan

Title:	Children’s Medicines in Chad: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access [French]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Better Medicines for Children Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 7
Publishers:	Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
Related documents:	Children’s Medicines in Kenya: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Uganda: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Ghana: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Related links:	http://www.epnetwork.org/childrens-medicines
Countries:	Chad

Title:	Children’s Medicines in Ghana: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Better Medicines for Children Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 5
Publishers:	Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
Related documents:	Children’s Medicines in Chad: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Kenya: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Uganda: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Related links:	http://www.epnetwork.org/childrens-medicines
Countries:	Ghana

Title:	Children’s Medicines in Kenya: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Better Medicines for Children Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 6
Publishers:	Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
Related documents:	Children’s Medicines in Ghana: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Related links:	http://www.epnetwork.org/childrens-medicines
Countries:	Kenya

Title:	Children’s Medicines in Uganda: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Better Medicines for Children Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 6
Publishers:	Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network
Related documents:	Children’s Medicines in Chad: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Kenya: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access Children’s Medicines in Ghana: An Investigation into Availability and Factors Impacting Access
Related links:	http://www.epnetwork.org/childrens-medicines
Countries:	Uganda

Title:	Chronic Airflow Limitation in Developing Countries: Burden and Priorities
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Aït-Khaled, Nadia; El Sony, Asma; Eltigani, Mai; Enarson, Donald A; Ottmani, Salah; Sepulveda, Ricardo
Year:	2007 Pages: 10
Regions:	Global

Title:	A Comparative Evaluation of Price and Quality of Some Branded Versus Branded–generic Medicines of the Same Manufacturer in India
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Kotwani, Anita; Nanda, Arun; Singal, G.L.
Year:	2011 Pages: 7
Countries:	India

Title:	Controlling Medicine Prices in Sudan: The Challenge of the Recently Established Medicines Regulatory Authority
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Ali, G.K.M.; Yahia, A.Y.
Year:	2012 Pages: 10
Countries:	Sudan

Title:	Corporate Responsibilities for Access to Medicines
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Leisinger, Klaus M.
Year:	2009 Pages: 21
Publishers:	Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
Related documents:	Poverty, Disease and Medicines in Low- and Middle-income Countries: The Roles and Responsibilities of Pharmaceutical Corporations
Regions:	Global

Title:	The Cost of Universal Health Care in India: A Model Based Estimate
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Bahuguna, Pankaj; Bharaj, Gursimer; Kaur, Manmeet; Kumar, Rajesh; Kumar, Vishal; Pinto, Andrew D.; Prinja, Shankar; Sharma, Atul; Tripathy, Jaya Prasad
Year:	2012 Pages: 9
Countries:	India

Title:	Cost-containment Policies in Public Pharmaceutical Spending in the EU. Economic Papers 461. September 2012 (European Economy/European Commission)
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Carone, Giuseppe; Schwierz, Christoph; Xavier, Ana
Year:	2012 Pages: 67
Publishers:	European Commission (EC)
Related links:	http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/economic_paper/2012/ecp461_en.htm
Regions:	Europe (EURO); EU European Union

Title:	Decrease in Prices of Antiretroviral Drugs for Developing Countries: From Political “Philanthropy” to Regulated Markets?
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Cenival, de Marie; Cisse, Boubou; Comiti, Caroline; Duran, Ségolène; Gaudry, Marion; Lucchini, Stéphane; Moatti, Jean-Paul
Year:	2003 Pages: 44
Regions:	Global

Title:	Diabetes Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Beran, David; Yudkin, J. S.
Year:	2006 Pages: 7
Regions:	SSA Sub-Saharan Africa

Title:	The Diabetes UK Mozambique Twinning Programme. Results of Improvements in Diabetes Care in Mozambique: A Reassessment 6 Years Later Using the Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access. Special Report
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Beran, David; Matos, Carla Silva; Yudkin, J. S.
Year:	2010 Pages: 8
Regions:	SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries:	Mozambique

Title:	Differential Pricing for Pharmaceuticals. Review of Current Knowledge, New Findings and Ideas for Action
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Yadav, Prashant
Year:	2010 Pages: 57
Publishers:	DFID - UK Department for International Development MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program
Regions:	Global

Title:	Direct Costs and Availability of Diabetes Medicines in Low-income and Middle-Income Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Volman, Birgit
Year:	2008 Pages: 99
Publishers:	WHO Collaborating Centre for Phamacoepidemiology and Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis (Utrecht, Netherlands) Health Action International (HAI)
Regions:	Global

Title:	Discounts and Rebates Granted to Public Payers for Medicines in European Countries - Southern Med Review Vol 5 Issue 1 July 2012
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Bucsics, Anna; Habl, Claudia; Piessnegger, Jutta; Vogler, Sabine; Zimmermann, Nina
Year:	2012 Pages: 9
Regions:	Europe (EURO)

Title:	Does Price Reveal Poor-quality Drugs? Evidence from 17 Countries
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Quality and Safety: Medicines > Quality Assurance
Author:	Bate, Roger; Jin, Ginger Zhe; Mathur. Aparna
Year:	2011 Pages: 43
Publishers:	National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, USA
Regions:	Global

Title:	DR-TB Drugs under the Microscope - Sources and Prices for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Medicines [Russian]
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2011 Pages: 48
Publishers:	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Related documents:	DR-TB Drugs Under the Microscope - Sources and Prices for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Medicines. 2nd Edition, November 2012
Regions:	Global

Title:	DR-TB Drugs Under the Microscope - Sources and Prices for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Medicines. 2nd Edition, November 2012
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Antimicrobial Drug Resistance Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2012 Pages: 48
Publishers:	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)
Related documents:	DR-TB Drugs under the Microscope - Sources and Prices for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Medicines
Related links:	http://msfaccess.org/content/dr-tb-drugs-under-microscope-2nd-edition
Regions:	Global

Title:	Dying of Diabetes
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Gale, Edwin AM
Year:	2006 Pages: 3
Regions:	Global; SSA Sub-Saharan Africa

Title:	Economics for Pharmaceutical Management. (MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and Health Technologies, Chapter 10)
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Henry, David
Year:	2012 Pages: 14
Publishers:	Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Related documents:	MDS-3: Managing Access to Medicines and Health Technologies (Third Edition)
Related links:	http://www.msh.org/resource-center/mds-3-digital-edition.cfm
Regions:	Global

Title:	The Effect of Implementing “Medicines Zero Mark-up Policy” in Beijing Community Health Facilities - Southern Med Review Vol 5 Issue 1 July 2012
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Information and Publications Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Cheng, Wei; Fan, Dehui; Fang, Yunyun; Li, Jiao; Shi, Xuefeng; Sun, Jing
Year:	2012 Pages: 4
Countries:	China

Title:	Ensuring Efficiency in Pharmaceutical Expenditures, in OECD, Achieving Better Value for Money in Health Care, 2009. (Pages :101–128). OECD Publishing
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Docteur, Elizabeth; Paris, Valérie
Year:	2009 Pages: 30
Publishers:	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Related links:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264074231-5-en
Regions:	Global

Title:	Equitable Pricing of Newer Essential Medicines for Developing Countries: Evidence for the Potential of Different Mechanisms
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Grace, Cheri
Year:	2003 Pages: 83
Publishers:	London Business School
Regions:	Global

Title:	Establishing a Baseline to Monitor Public Health Implications of New Intellectual Property Rights Regime on Pharmaceuticals in Sri Lanka - 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Weerasinghe, Manuj C.
Year:	2010 Pages: 68
Publishers:	Health Action International - Asia Pacific Sri Lanka - Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Countries:	Sri Lanka

Title:	Evaluation of the Revolving Drug Fund (RDF) Project in the Sudan: The Leadership’s Perspectives
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2008 Pages: 78
Publishers:	Sudan National Ministry of Health
Countries:	Sudan

Title:	Facts and Evidences on the 10 Burning Issues Related to the Government Use of Patents on Three Patented Essential Drugs in Thailand. Document to Support Strengthening of Social Wisdom on the Issue of Drug Patent
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2007 Pages: 104
Publishers:	Thailand - Ministry of Health Thailand - National Health Security Office
Countries:	Thailand

Title:	Financial Impact of Medicines Patent Pool: I‐MAK/ITPC Counter Analysis. This Report Supplements Measuring the Impact of Medicines Patent Pool Licenses: A Civil Society Assessment (Inserted)
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Year:	2011 Pages: 4
Publishers:	Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK)
Related documents:	Voluntary Licensing: Optimizing Global Efforts and Measuring Impact Voluntary Licensing Practices in the Pharmaceutical Sector: An Acceptable Solution to Improving Access to Affordable Medicines?
Related links:	http://www.i-mak.org/publications/
Regions:	Global

Title:	Financing, Pricing, and Utilization of Pharmaceuticals in China: The Road to Reform. China Health Policy Notes, No. 01, June 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Year:	2010 Pages: 70
Publishers:	The World Bank (WB)
Countries:	China

Title:	Five Years into the Product Patent Regime: India’s Response. UNDP, 2010
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Chaudhuri, Sudip; Gopakumar, K. M.; Park, Chan
Year:	2010 Pages: 184
Publishers:	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Countries:	India

Title:	Generic Policies and the Generics Paradox
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Vandoros, Sotirios
Year:	2008 Pages: 12
Publishers:	European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Related documents:	Generic Policies: Rhetoric vs. Reality Maximising the Benefits from Generic Competition
Related links:	http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/partners/observatory/euro-observer
Regions:	Global; Europe (EURO)

Title:	Generic Policies: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Subjects:	Medicine Information and Evidence for Policy > Medicines Policy Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing
Author:	Kanavos, Panos
Year:	2008 Pages: 12
Publishers:	European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Related documents:	Generic Policies and the Generics Paradox Maximising the Benefits from Generic Competition
Related links:	http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/partners/observatory/euro-observer
Regions:	Global; Europe (EURO)

Title:	The Global Pediatric Antiretroviral Market: Analyses of Product Availability and Utilization Reveal Challenges for Development of Pediatric Formulations and HIV/AIDS Treatment in Children
Subjects:	Medicine Access and Rational Use > Better Medicines for Children Medicine Access and Rational Use > Financing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Pricing Medicine Access and Rational Use > Supply Management
Author:	Bärnighausen, Till; Diedrichsen, Ellen; Jambert, Elodie; Li, Yun; Moon, Suerie; Pouw, Mieke; Waning, Brenda
Year:	2010 Pages: 14
Regions:	Global


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